Passing honors – are rendered on occasions when ships or embarked officials or officers pass, or are passed close aboard:

within __yards for ships?
within __yards for boats?

Within 600 yards for ships

Within 400 yards for boats

Union Jack and the Ensign

The union jack is flown on the bow of a ship and the Ensign is flown on the stern of a ship when anchored or moored.
Once underway, the Ensign is flown from the main mast. If the Ensign is flown from the main mast and is half-masted, the union jack is half-masted as well.
The union jack is raised and lowered in the same manner as the Ensign.

You are attending a keel laying ceremony for a ship. Following the address, the speaker authenticates the keel. How is this done?
Choose 2

-By cutting a ribbon over the keel
-By breaking a bottle of champagne over the keel
-By inscribing his initials on the keel
-By affixing a name plate on the keel

By inscribing his initials on the keel

By affixing a name plate on the keel

The tradition of the US Navy is to honor the four historic ceremonial occasions in the life of a ship:

Keel-laying – the first milestone in the history of a ship
Christening/Launching – the second milestone in the history of a ship
Commissioning – the third milestone in the history of a ship
Decommissioning – the fourth milestone in the history of a ship